योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-108, verse-3

आजाविव शरौघेषु सुखदुःखेष्वनारतम् ।
कलहेष्वप्यकार्येषु चागच्छत्सु पतत्सु च ॥ ३ ॥

ājāviva śaraugheṣu sukhaduḥkheṣvanāratam ,
kalaheṣvapyakāryeṣu cāgacchatsu patatsu ca 3

3. ājāvi iva śaraugheṣu sukha-duḥkheṣu anāratam
kalaheṣu api akāryeṣu ca āgacchat-su patat-su ca

3. śaraugheṣu ājāvi iva,
anāratam sukha-duḥkheṣu,
ca āgacchat-su patat-su ca akāryeṣu api kalaheṣu

3. Like a ram (ājāvi) caught in volleys of arrows, constantly in the midst of joys and sorrows, and also in quarrels and improper actions as they arise and subside.

3. בעוד שמחות ומכאובים, מריבות ומעשים רעים ניתכו עליי ללא הרף כמו מטר חיצים בקרב...

Words meanings summery:

• आजावि (ājāvi) - a ram, a he-goat; born of a goat

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शरौघेषु (śaraugheṣu) - in torrents/masses of arrows

• सुख-दुःखेषु (sukha-duḥkheṣu) - in joys and sorrows

• अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly, incessantly, always

• कलहेषु (kalaheṣu) - in quarrels, disputes

• अपि (api) - also, even, too

• अकार्येषु (akāryeṣu) - in improper actions, in actions that should not be done

• च (ca) - and

• आगच्छत्-सु (āgacchat-su) - in those coming, in things that arrive

• पतत्-सु (patat-su) - in those falling, in things that pass away/subside

• च (ca) - and

Words meanings and morphology

आजावि (ājāvi) - a ram, a he-goat; born of a goat

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ājāvi

ājāvi - a ram, a he-goat; born of a goat

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शरौघेषु (śaraugheṣu) - in torrents/masses of arrows

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of śaraugha

śaraugha - torrent/mass of arrows

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śara+ogha)

• śara – arrow
  noun (masculine)
• ogha – torrent, flood, mass
  noun (masculine)

सुख-दुःखेषु (sukha-duḥkheṣu) - in joys and sorrows

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of sukha-duḥkha

sukha-duḥkha - joy and sorrow, happiness and misery

Compound type : dvandva (sukha+duḥkha)

• sukha – joy, happiness
  noun (neuter)
• duḥkha – sorrow, misery
  noun (neuter)

अनारतम् (anāratam) - constantly, incessantly, always

(indeclinable)

कलहेषु (kalaheṣu) - in quarrels, disputes

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of kalaha

kalaha - quarrel, dispute, strife

अपि (api) - also, even, too

(indeclinable)

अकार्येषु (akāryeṣu) - in improper actions, in actions that should not be done

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of akārya

akārya - improper action, what ought not to be done; not to be done, improper

Gerundive (future passive participle)

From a (negation) + kārya (√kṛ + yat).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kārya)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
• kārya – to be done, duty, action
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive
  From √kṛ (to do) + suffix -ya (yat)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

आगच्छत्-सु (āgacchat-su) - in those coming, in things that arrive

(adjective)

Locative, plural of āgacchat

āgacchat - coming, arriving

Present Active Participle

From ā-√gam (to come), stem āgacchat.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Refers to the quarrels and improper actions that are 'coming' or 'arising'.

पतत्-सु (patat-su) - in those falling, in things that pass away/subside

(adjective)

Locative, plural of patat

patat - falling, dropping, passing away

Present Active Participle

From √pat (to fall), stem patat.

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Refers to the quarrels and improper actions that are 'falling' or 'subsiding'.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

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